In autumn, you increasingly begin to think about the coming of the New Year with its festive mood, meetings with friends and family and, of course, gifts. Besides, New Year We have all been associated with the Christmas tree since childhood! That's what we'll talk about)
Fortunately, people are increasingly thinking about what not to cut live Christmas tree for the sake of several holidays. Krestik and I fully support this decision and believe that a DIY Christmas tree is much more interesting and humane! Moreover, this great options for those who have nowhere to put big Christmas tree(for example, there is no free seat, or there is an active small child in this free seat).
We present to your attention large selection master classes on creating a decorative Christmas tree with your own hands, which will serve as a wonderful decoration for your home and an original gift to a wonderful holiday!
You can make a very original Christmas tree with your own hands from pine cones. But we will not use the whole cones, but will use only their scales so that the tree is not too bulky.
So, first, let's separate its scales from the cone. This can be done with a sharp knife, wire cutters or pruning shears.
Be careful, take care of your hands!
The next step is to make a cone from thick paper or cardboard, which will be the base of our Christmas tree. We roll the paper into a cone, glue it on the sides and cut off the excess at the base.
Then we simply take the scales in our hands and glue them in a circle, starting from the base of the cone.
You can glue each new row in a checkerboard pattern, or, like here, on top of each other.
You can glue a clove to the top of the tree (this is a spice))
After the glue has dried, you can start painting our beauty. To do this, you can use spray paint or regular paint. acrylic paint.
If you choose acrylic paint with a metallic effect, your Christmas tree will look much more impressive.
Then we cover the ends of the “twigs” with PVA glue and sprinkle glitter on them.
This is the beauty that results from these simple actions:
Using exactly the same principle, you can decorate the cone with chains and beads, decorative cords, ribbons, braid, etc.
Another very popular manufacturing method artificial Christmas trees Do-it-yourself is their weaving from beads. This is perhaps the most painstaking method, but for lovers of beadwork nothing is impossible!
The detailed process of weaving Christmas trees from beads cannot be contained in one article, so we are sharing with you links to master classes previously published on Krestik.
If you have nothing to do at work) or just want to add a little holiday to the office, make a Christmas tree out of paper. What's easier?)
And this tree is very similar to a designer one, don’t you think? It’s all because of colored designer cardboard, which is so beautiful and bright that you don’t even need to decorate the Christmas tree with anything else), which simplifies the process of making a Christmas tree with your own hands.
Secondly, to make a designer Christmas tree you can use threads that are wound on paper cone using the technology of making openwork balls.
Thirdly, flower net and bouquet net.
The technology for making these three Christmas trees is very similar, so the process of creating them is shown in one master class.
Yes, they do too! Feathers can be bought at hardware stores, or maybe you have supplies of bird feathers? For brightness, they can be painted with food coloring. It looks original, beautiful and so airy!
A Christmas tree made from candies is not only beautiful, but also delicious! This New Year's gift will be appreciated by everyone: both adults and children! Watch the video master class from Kateryna Bay and create!
If you have an extra piece of fabric and a little free time, I suggest making such a New Year’s beauty to decorate your own interior or to please someone close to you with a soft and cute gift
The pattern for the Christmas tree was easily found on the Internet. It looks like this:
Naturally, its change and transformation is not prohibited.
Well, let's go.
We cut out 4 identical parts (you can, of course, have six if you want the tree to have more branches)
We sew 2 parts together, placing them face to face. Don't forget to leave holes at the bottom for stuffing.
For better turnability, we cut the fabric closer to the seam at the protruding corners.
And we make notches on the inner corners
Turn it right side out
Use a needle to carefully straighten the corners
We put the parts together and sew in the center from the very bottom to the top
It turns out to be such a flat Christmas tree
So, of course, that’s okay too, but it’s still better to fill
After stuffing, sew up the holes with a hidden stitch.
For stability, I slightly pulled the bottom of the central seam (if you cut exactly according to the pattern, then you are great and you don’t need to do this)
All. We admire the result))
On New Year's Eve, many people want to decorate their workplace and home with something unusual and original. Handmade things always lift your spirits and create a creative atmosphere.
I suggest you make an interesting textile Christmas tree from fabric of two contrasting colors. “Plant” it in a small decorative pot, and a real christmas tree! Like this:
We will need:
fabric of two colors
scissors, thread, needle
fibertek for stuffing
pencil
straw “ribbons” for decoration.
In my work, I suggest using this pattern:
We begin to assemble the structure. To do this, having folded the parts with the front side inward, we first sew the first pair of parts of the same color along the “needles” line, that is, along the outer jagged contour.
We sequentially assemble the structure of the Christmas tree, sewing its edges along the straight sides, alternating parts different colors. It is important that all parts are folded right side inward.
At the base of the future Christmas tree we leave a small hole unsewn, through which we will fill it with fibertek. Turn the structure right side out and stuff it tightly.
Carefully sew the Christmas tree at the base, leaving a small hole equal in diameter to the cross-section of a pencil.
We sew the Christmas tree along and all the way through two planes that conventionally intersect perpendicularly (as shown in the photo) to give it the desired shape.
Good evening dear readers! Today you will see the creation process Christmas tree made of fabric in two versions.
The first version of a fabric Christmas tree:
To create a Christmas tree from fabric you will need:
Green satin fabric + contrasting color fabric for star;
Cone paper;
Pattern;
Thread + needle, scissors;
Decor as desired.
Initially, you need to make a pattern for the Christmas tree from fabric (without taking into account the puffs). Essentially, in in this case the Christmas tree is a cone, so the pattern will have a round base and 4 identical sectors of the cone (photo 1).
Since fabric consumption increases when embroidering with puffs, you need to change the pattern of the side surface of the Christmas tree. In this case, “scale” buffs were used. In this case, the flow rate increases approximately twice horizontally and one and a half times in height.
The new pattern for the side surface of the Christmas tree will look like in photo 2.
Next, mark the puffs according to the diagram. This is very convenient to do on graph paper (photo 3). The pattern is ready - start sewing. Cut out 4 side elements and one base piece from fabric. Satin or other shiny fabric is perfect, on which the puffs will look more impressive (photo 4).
The next stage is quite important - to show precision and accuracy. Transfer the puff pattern onto the fabric. The details are not very good large size- proceed as follows: place the pattern with the puff pattern on the front side of the part. Next, pin the pattern to the fabric using pins so that each pin goes through two points on the pattern. Here it is important to ensure that the puncture in the fabric is located exactly under the puncture in the pattern (photo 5). This is how it will look from the inside out (photo 6). Next, mark all the points with chalk where the pin will pierce the fabric (photo 7). After which the pins can be removed. Connect the dots on the fabric with chalk, as in the puff pattern. To avoid getting confused when embroidering (photo 8).
When these steps have been completed with all 4 parts, proceed directly to sewing. Insert the needle into the first point (in one of the outer triangles) and secure the thread.
Then insert the needle into the second point of the triangle (photo 9) and into the third (photo 10). Then tighten the thread. After this, insert the needle again into the first point and secure the thread with one turn around the needle (photo 11). After this, you can proceed to making the next triangle. The thread between the two triangles should lie freely, so tie it again at the first point (photo 12).
To be able to further work with the part, process its edge. To do this, simply fold the excess fabric into the folds and secure them close to the edge of the piece (so that the threads with which you secured the folds are not visible after assembly from the front side of the entire product). As a result, the part will look like in photo 15. Do the same with the other three parts (photo 16).
Cut off the excess allowances, cut them at the base and at the top of the tree (so that after turning out nothing will puff up) (photo 19).
Turn it inside out, stuff it with synthetic down and sew up the hole (photo 20). After that, decorate the Christmas tree to your liking. You can use large beads, some beads and glass beads (photo 21).
The final touch will be the star at the top of the tree. Draw it on the fabric and cut out a rectangle twice as large as needed for one piece (to then fold in half) (photo 22).
Fold in half, pin and sew, leaving an opening for turning inside out. After everything is sewn, cut off the excess fabric and cut the allowances in the corners between the rays (photo 23).
Turn the star inside out, lightly stuff it with synthetic down and sew up the hole. Since synthetic satin was used in this case, simplify your task and do not fold the seam allowances inward, but singe a section of the fabric and lay a seam along the face (photo 24).
Using the same thread, sew a star to the top of the tree. Ready!
The second version of a fabric Christmas tree:
This is the simplest option. You can sew such a Christmas tree from fabric and install it on the trunk.
To make a fabric Christmas tree you will need:
Plain or multi-colored fabric;
Christmas tree pattern;
Filler (sintepon/holofiber);
Ribbons;
Beads.
Christmas tree from fabric step by step:
Fold the fabric facing inward, draw three elements of the “Christmas tree” according to the pattern, sew, not forgetting to leave two holes on each element. Turn it inside out, fold the three pieces together and sew. Fill tightly with filling and sew all holes closed with a blind stitch. Decorate the Christmas tree with a star and Christmas balls.
The Christmas tree is an invariable attribute of the New Year. But what if you're against using live trees? Or can’t afford to put up a prickly Christmas tree for some other reason (small children, curious animals...)?
Do you know that a New Year's beauty can be made from... anything. Unlike their natural counterparts, such trees look equally good both on the first day and a week later. And you won’t have to sweep up the falling needles.
In this issue for lovers of DIY creativity, we have included 3 master classes that will teach you how to make such completely non-thorny Christmas trees. Meet fabric Christmas trees:
Turn into a New Year's couturier and sew a Christmas tree with your own hands! And we will tell you in detail how to do this.
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Perhaps the easiest option to implement. Creating such a Christmas tree does not require much time, and all materials can be easily found at IKEA. In addition, it is very simple to make - some steps can be entrusted even to children.
Just imagine what a wonderful holiday ritual it is - not just decorating the Christmas tree with the whole family, but also doing it together!
Materials and tools:
two white narrow curtains from IKEA (=sheets for Japanese curtains, width 60 cm, height 250 cm) + one bottom rail for each, Snömys curtain decorations (IKEA), silver glossy cardboard (or regular cardboard + silver film with reverse adhesive layer), scissors, rope, ruler, pencil.
1. Lay the curtains on the floor and secure the bottom rail to each one. Then measure the middle at the top and mark it with a pencil. From this mark, draw two diagonal lines to the corners and cut the curtain. You should get a triangle and two “tails” (you can immediately remove the tails). Repeat the same for the other curtain, using the first piece as a stencil.
2. Fold the first piece in half (crosswise). From the middle, make a cut down towards the tire. But don’t cut all the way through - otherwise the Christmas tree won’t stick.
3. Repeat the same for the second piece, only in reverse - cut from the middle to the top. Unlike the previous one, you need to cut to the edge (to get a triangle with two “tails”).
4. Insert the blanks one into the other, as shown in the photo. You should get a Christmas tree with a cross at the bottom - it will hold the lower part.
5. Now all that remains is to secure the tree to the ceiling. Attach a hook for hanging. Then link loose ends curtains (the same “tails” from the third point) with a rope by which you will hang them. Make sure that the knot is strong enough and the New Year's beauty will not fall apart.
6. As you know, the Christmas tree should have a beautiful top. This design won't allow you to secure a traditional star, but the top doesn't have to be bare. To decorate it and at the same time hide the knots, make a cone out of silver-plated cardboard. Thread one end of the rope into the hole and secure it to the ceiling.
7. Hang decorations and invite guests to admire them quickly original herringbone self made!
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Let's play associations: soft toys, Christmas decorations, soft Christmas tree... “What kind of soft Christmas tree?” - you ask. - “There are no such things, all Christmas trees are prickly.”
But that's not all! We invite you to combine the incompatible and make a soft Christmas tree with your own hands. Lovers of hand-made will certainly appreciate this original decoration. And parents of little ones and owners of furry researchers will certainly appreciate its safety.
Materials and tools:
1.5 m of fabric, 1.5 m of padding polyester or thick cotton wool for filling, paper, a small piece of tree trunk (we will call it “stump” here), sewing machine, needle, thread, scissors, pencil and measuring tape.
1. Cut out a Christmas tree stencil of the desired size from paper and place it on the wrong side of the fabric. The author got it to be approximately 120 x 70 cm.
2. Trace with a pencil, leaving 5 cm for margin. Cut out, then repeat for the second piece, using the first as a stencil.
3. Sew, leaving a hole of about 50 cm in the middle at the bottom for stuffing. Turn it right out.
4. Now it's time for padding polyester (or cotton wool). Cut out the desired piece from it using a stencil and fill the Christmas tree.
5. And, of course, the tree must have a trunk. Insert the “stump” into the hole, sew it, and secure with glue if necessary.
6. The Christmas tree, soft as a pillow, is ready! How to decorate it is a matter of your imagination. The same soft handmade Christmas tree toys are ideal, but any others will do.
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Surely you are familiar with the famous British tartan fabrics, which have become the standard good taste- in the wardrobe and in the interior. You can use them not only to make a blanket or pillows, but also the main New Year's decoration.
Yes, we are talking about a Christmas tree. Of course, this option is not as simple as the previous ones. But, believe me, the result will certainly satisfy even the most demanding taste!
Materials and tools:
plaid fabric, hanger with crossbar (as in the photo), curtain rings, non-woven fabric, red braid, paper, sewing machine, measuring tape, scissors, pencil.
1. Cut out two identical Christmas tree stencils from paper. Place them on the wrong side of the fabric and trace along the contour with an allowance of 2 cm. Cut out.
2. The same Christmas tree, but without allowance, needs to be cut out of non-woven fabric. Attach to the first piece of fabric, iron to secure.
3. Fold the blanks with the front parts facing each other (the outside will be the wrong side and the non-woven layer). Baste with threads without touching the base (otherwise you won’t be able to turn the fabric out later).
4. Machine sew (again, without touching the hole). Turn it right side out, iron it and sew it completely (we no longer need this hole).
5. All that remains is to hang our tree. To do this, sew loops to each of the branches and insert curtain rings there. And then, using braid, beautifully secure the Christmas tree to the stand. Decorate to your taste, but without excess.
